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THE FOURTH WATCH.

'Gainst the Lord's Anointed?
He hath set their bounds;
While thy faith, though feeble,
Loving-kindness crowns."

THE FOURTH WATCH.

Many waters cannot quench love; neither can the floods drown it.
Sol. Song viii. 7.

He walketh on the waters,
Calm in the midnight storm;
The seething billow beareth
That mild, majestic form;
The wind is but His chariot,
Obedient to His word.
Who knows the path Thou takest?
Creator! Jesus! Lord!

He walketh on the waters,
He ruleth wind and wave,
The storm-tossed bark He steereth,
He watcheth but to save.
In His right arm is safety,
With Him is life and light:
Wait for Him, though He tarry
Till the fourth watch of the night.